He said he punched him after he was approached with a knife and he threw him in the canal.

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“CJ is now keen to start to repair the enormous damage sustained to his reputation”

CJ de Moori statement

A statement issued on behalf of CJ said: "The Dutch prosecutor Ms Hoekstra, has today withdrawn the European Arrest Warrant that was incorrectly issued against CJ in May of this year, that related to an alleged incident in Amsterdam almost 30 years ago.

"CJ is obviously pleased but not surprised at this outcome, and will now be exploring his legal options going forward and examining the processes undertaken that resulted in this warrant being issued at all.

"CJ is now keen to start to repair the enormous damage sustained to his reputation as a result of the issuing of this warrant, and the headlines subsequently generated.

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The actor, who lives with his husband in Caldicot, south-east Wales, was arrested at Heathrow Airport in September.

He had just landed at Terminal 3 from a business trip in South Africa when he was detained.

The extradition application was dismissed by a judge last month.

CJ thanked the "tens of thousands" of people who sent messages of support and said the process had been "traumatic".